Start Your Engines

Fast cars, an energetic crowd, and celebrity appearances — what more could you ask for during NASCAR Ford Championship Weekend? For fans of racing, Homestead-Miami Speedway (1 Speedway Blvd., Homestead) will buzz with excitement this weekend. Among the three races, Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 will feature the most familiar names…

Alex Yanes’ “Up & Away”: Bright Colors, Good Vibes

The space was cleared and on the walls hung brightly colored wooden art installations. The crowd was gathering, drinks were distributed, and among the faces was a dude with slicked back hair and a red plaid shirt. Alex Yanes, the artist everyone came out to see, was making his rounds…

Operation: Zombie

Ever wonder what it would be like to experience a zombie invasion? Something more realistic than your typical haunted house in which attendees get chased by costumed actors? No, you want to live through a badass action-movie experience, where you’re equipped with combat gear and carrying a protective weapon. But…

Hunger Games Victory Tour: Crying Fans, Hunky Movie Stars

The skies were crying yesterday over the BankUnited Center, as if Effie Trinket herself were in the building doing a reaping for the Hunger Games. But then, pockets of sunshine emerged — if only briefly — signifying fans’ happiness. They were, after all, inside the very same building as cast…

WynwoodMap.com: An Online Guide to Wynwood Murals and Street Art

You know you’re in Wynwood when you the walls start to look different. They’re no longer just whitewashed concrete, but instead are transformed into tough canvases and covered with color. The city’s artistic inhabitants — some nameless and others unknown — have transformed the neighborhood into an open air gallery…

Bridget Jones is Back

It’s been 14 years since author Helen Fielding created the lovable, romantic Bridget Jones character, and it’s been almost ten years since we last saw Renée Zellweger onscreen portraying her. But fans of Fielding’s quirky romance have a new reason to rejoice: Bridget Jones is back in Bridget Jones: Mad…

Scary Stories

Look! Up in the sky — there’s a giant, jelly-like blob heading toward you! Run! No, wait, it’s just a movie projection in the middle of Wynwood. That blob you see is just the 1958 movie The Blob, which is a part of Halloween Nights at the Blue Starlite Drive-In…

Funkshion Miami Beach Fashion Week: The Ten Best Looks

The white tent was set up, the runway installed, and the red carpet rolled out this weekend for Funkshion Miami Beach Fashion Week, which celebrated its 25th season. We attended the runway shows of Nikolaki (by Project Runway alum Nick Verreos and David Paul), and Nicolas Felizola on Thursday, and…

Arte del Barrio: The Miami Artists’ Guide to Happiness

How do you get happy? That’s the question a collection of artists asked themselves for Arte del Barrio’s “Art and the Pursuit of Happiness” exhibit opening in Wynwood this weekend. This Saturday, October 19, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Alberto Linero Gallery (2294 B NW 2 Ave., Miami) nine…

Seafood By The Sea

October may be all about pumpkins and apple cider up North, but the month signifies the beginning of stone crab season in Miami. The weather is great and the crabs are snapping in multitudes, so what better way to celebrate than with a festival? The Hess Select South Beach Seafood…

Drink Till You’re Undead

Beware, Miamians. The zombie invasion is coming, and there’s not much time to prepare. Prepare your awesome zombie costumes, that is. It’s the only way to blend in and not get your brains eaten during the South Florida Zombie Crawl. Lenor Ryan — one of the event’s organizers and regional…

Funkshion Fashion Week Miami Beach: Five Events Not to Miss

This weekend, fashion and music fuse together to bring you Funkshion – a fashion show with that extra funk. Kicking off Wednesday underneath the tents at Collins Park, between the W and Setai Hotels, Funkshion is celebrating its 25th season. We’ve narrowed the Funkshion schedule down to five fabulous (and…